Mogadish (WDN) – Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has strongly condemned the violence that erupted Wednesday in Galkayo between Puntland Darwish forces and the Puntland Security Forces (PSF), a militia that Puntland alleges receives support from Somalia’s Federal Government. In a statement released following the clashes, Sharif placed direct responsibility for the unrest on...
Growe (WDN) – Puntland’s Darawiish forces have captured the KANUU military base, one of the principal strongholds of the Puntland Security Forces (PSF), dealing another significant blow to the militia as Puntland expands its ongoing security operation. According to security sources, Puntland forces seized the base after a brief operation that forced several senior PSF...
Cairo/Mogadishu (WDN) – Egypt has openly rejected any arrangement that would allow Ethiopia to secure a port facility or military base in Somalia or Eritrea, once again highlighting the intense geopolitical competition unfolding across the Horn of Africa and raising questions about Somalia’s ability to independently shape regional decisions affecting its sovereignty and security. Egyptian...
Mogadishu (WDN) – While Somalia’s political leadership remains consumed by a prolonged constitutional and electoral standoff, Al-Shabaab is once again demonstrating an unsettling capacity to wage coordinated military operations across multiple regions of the country—raising fresh questions about whether political paralysis is creating dangerous opportunities for the insurgency. According to reports from the Hiiraan region,...
By Abdullahi A. Nor Somalia’s constitutional crisis has evolved into something far greater than a dispute over election dates or political rivalries. At its core lies a fundamental question that will shape the country’s democratic future for generations: Can a constitutional republic function if the limits placed on executive power are no longer respected? That...
Galkayo (WDN) – The Governor of Mudug Region under the Galmudug administration, Abdinasir “Mareexaan,” was wounded on Tuesday after heavy fighting erupted in Galkayo between forces aligned with Somalia’s Federal Government and a local clan militia, exposing growing security tensions in one of the country’s most strategically sensitive cities. According to local sources, the confrontation...
Garowe (WDN) – Puntland has issued a strongly worded statement accusing Somalia’s Federal Government of deliberately escalating tensions by transporting weapons and military personnel into Puntland territory, warning that such actions threaten the fragile stability of the Mudug region. In a press release issued on 4 August 2026, the Puntland Presidency alleged that the Federal...
Laascaanood (WDN) – Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has called on the North Eastern State (NES) administration to unconditionally release prisoners captured during the conflict with Somaliland, describing the move as an important step toward reconciliation and lasting peace. Speaking during a public address in Laascaanood on Monday evening, Prime Minister Hamza urged the...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Ambassadors representing Somalia’s principal international partners met with leaders of the opposition-aligned Future Council on Monday inside the heavily fortified Halane compound, delivering what participants described as a candid assessment of the country’s deepening political crisis and the narrowing window for a negotiated settlement. According to sources familiar with the discussions, the...
Kismayo (WDN) – The Jubaland State Presidency has released details of a high-level meeting held in Kismayo on 29 July 2026, where President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) hosted a senior delegation from the United States Congress and the U.S. Embassy in Somalia, underscoring Washington’s continued interest in one of Somalia’s most strategically significant regions....